FOR THE past five years, the members of the Performing Arts Collective have brought Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity to life in Savannah. Director Darowe McMillon, choreographer Muriel Miller and musical […]
Clinton Powell
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Ren’s return
‘My move came from a feeling that I’d done everything I could do as a spoken word artist.’
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A Christmas vision
A lot has changed for the Performing Arts Collective of Savannah since last year’s inaugural performance of Langston Hughes’ Christmas play Black Nativity. First and foremost, Clinton Powell, who shaped […]
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Poetry in Motion
After the untimely passing of Spitfire Poetry co–founder Clinton Powell in January, many questions about the future of the organization remained. For years, Spitfire had been a hub for poets […]
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‘Take the stage, skinny man’
Savannah has a habit of losing its most talented sons and daughters to the magnetism of bigger cities with bigger opportunities. That wasn’t the case with Clinton Powell. Rather than […]
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Five years of spitting fire
Towards the end of a lengthy chat about the upcoming 5th Annual Savannah Spoken Word Festival with Spitfire Poetry Group co-founder Clinton Powell, I ask the dedicated local booster of […]
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‘Down’ with history
THIS WEEKEND MARKS THE THIRD year that the local nonprofit AWOL (or All Walks Of Life) will present its original stage production, the Hip-Hop History Play. Incorporating dramatic elements with […]
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A.W.O.L.’s Hip-Hop History Play – The Interview
The following is the full transcript of Connect’s recent interview (conducted by Music Editor Jim Reed) with AWOL’s Executive Director DaVena Jordan concerning her non-profit youth organization’s upcoming Hip-Hop History […]